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Bucks make history with streak-breaking win against Golden State

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<p>The Golden State Warriors finally lost Saturday night, as the Milwaukee Bucks ended Golden State's historic 24-0 start to the season.</p><p>"It just feels like a loss, a feeling that we haven't experienced in a while," Draymond Green <a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/stephen-curry-of-the-golden-state-warriors-drives-to-the-news-photo/501141220" target="_blank">said after the game</a>.</p><p>And while seeing Steph Curry and company walk of the court in defeat is probably jarring for some NBA fans, the loss wasn't totally inexplicable.</p><p>Saturday marked the final game of a seven-game road trip for Golden State, a test so tough no team has ever emerged from a trip of that length without at least one loss. (Video via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGpFIjIl1hA" target="_blank">Eastbay</a>)</p><p>To add to the travel woes, the Warriors' previous game was just the night before, on Friday against Boston.</p><p>That game took two overtimes to close out, with Warriors stars Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala all logging more minutes than any other game so far this season.</p><p>"Unfortunately it just looks like the schedule and the road trip finally caught up to us tonight," interim coach Luke Walton <a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=14353435" target="_blank">told ESPN after the loss</a>.</p><p>History also may have foreshadowed a Warriors loss Saturday night. The team's 28-game win streak, which includes four wins at the end of last season, is the second longest in NBA history.</p><p>That's behind only the 33-game run by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1971-72 NBA season, a streak that also ended in Milwaukee.</p><p>Even with all this, it's not like too many people saw last night's loss coming. Milwaukee came in with a 9-15 record, and the Warriors had an unusually poor shooting night, going 41 percent from the floor and just 6-of-26 from three.</p><p>And just because the Warriors finally lost doesn't mean they're done chasing history. Analysts say they have a realistic chance of equaling the '95-'96 Bulls' record of 72 wins in a season. Though, even for this team, that's still a long way out.</p><p><i>This video includes images from Getty Images.</i></p>
Posted at 11:55 AM, Dec 13, 2015
and last updated 2015-12-13 12:55:14-05

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The streak is over for the Golden State Warriors.

Their NBA-record start ended after 24 wins when the Milwaukee Bucks beat them 108-95 on Saturday night.

Golden State fell to 24-1. Its 28-game winning streak, counting the final four games of last season, came to a halt. The NBA's longest winning streak was 33 by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72 -- and it was also snapped by Milwaukee.

Greg Monroe scored 28 points for the Bucks, who got the all-around effort needed to beat the defending NBA champions.

It also helped that the Warriors, perhaps fighting fatigue after needing two overtimes to win at Boston on Friday, were cold from 3-point range. They usually make 13 a night, but were just 6 of 26 from behind the arc playing on the final game of a seven-game road trip.

Stephen Curry had 28 points on 10-of-21 shooting from the field, including 2 of 8 from 3-point territory.

Not good enough to get past the Bucks, who led by double digits for much of the night before the Warriors cut it to a point a couple times.

The Bucks had an answer each time. Monroe was 11 of 16, including a three-point play with 2:51 left for a 12-point lead.

Michael Carter-Williams' strong drive down the lane and dunk with 42 seconds left put an exclamation point on Milwaukee's night.

Giddy Bucks fans at the packed Bradley Center erupted with cheers after the final buzzer. A raucous Bucks cheering section proved prophetic after wearing green "24-1" shirts to the game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, while Carter-Williams had 17 points off the bench.

Draymond Green had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Warriors. Klay Thompson, returning after missing a game with a sprained ankle, had 12 points on 4-of-14 shooting.

The Warriors trailed 59-48 at halftime after shooting 2 of 13 from 3-point range. It was just the fourth time this season that Golden State trailed at the half.

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